Being Creative When Time is Scarce episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 9, 2026 · 7 MIN

Being Creative When Time is Scarce

from Keep the Flow

You don't lose time to laziness. You lose it to a series of small, completely defensible decisions... and if you're a creative person, you feel every minute of it.Every morning I do Wordle. Then I make an espresso and watch one Colbert monologue. Totally reasonable. But then Colbert went on break, YouTube suggested Kimmel, and I noticed something genuinely interesting: three different comedians, same news story, completely different angles. Almost like research. So I started watching all three. Every day. And then I'd wonder why I never had time for my creative work.This episode is about how time disappears: not in one dramatic theft, but in a series of small, completely defensible decisions. It's also about something stranger: what happens when you actually run out of time, and what that tells you about the conditions you've convinced yourself you need.🎧Check out my music: https://scottmclemore.bandcamp.com/🤟Join the Patreon community: https://patreon.com/scottmclemore📭 The free newsletter goes deeper into ideas like these: https://ktfpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You don't lose time to laziness. You lose it to a series of small, completely defensible decisions... and if you're a creative person, you feel every minute of it.Every morning I do Wordle. Then I make an espresso and watch one Colbert monologue. Totally reasonable. But then Colbert went on break, YouTube suggested Kimmel, and I noticed something genuinely interesting: three different comedians, same news story, completely different angles. Almost like research. So I started watching all three. Every day. And then I'd wonder why I never had time for my creative work.This episode is about how time disappears: not in one dramatic theft, but in a series of small, completely defensible decisions. It's also about something stranger: what happens when you actually run out of time, and what that tells you about the conditions you've convinced yourself you need.🎧Check out my music: https://scottmclemore.bandcamp.com/🤟Join the Patreon community: https://patreon.com/scottmclemore📭 The free newsletter goes deeper into ideas like these: https://ktfpod.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NOW PLAYING

Being Creative When Time is Scarce

0:00 7:47

No transcript for this episode yet

We transcribe on demand. Request one and we'll notify you when it's ready — usually under 10 minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long is this episode of Keep the Flow?

This episode is 7 minutes long.

When was this Keep the Flow episode published?

This episode was published on June 9, 2026.

What is this episode about?

You don't lose time to laziness. You lose it to a series of small, completely defensible decisions... and if you're a creative person, you feel every minute of it.Every morning I do Wordle. Then I make an espresso and watch one Colbert monologue....

Can I download this Keep the Flow episode?

Yes, you can download this episode by clicking the download button on the episode player, or subscribe to the podcast in your preferred podcast app for automatic downloads.
URL copied to clipboard!